OpenAI launches 28-day sprint to improve Codex and ChatGPT Work

On October 5, 2026, Thibault Sottiaux, Head of Core Products and Platforms at OpenAI, announced on X the launch of a 28-day continuous improvement initiative focused on Codex and ChatGPT Work. Under this plan, running from October 5 to November 2, the team committed to rolling out a meaningful, noticeable feature update for Codex and ChatGPT Work users every single day, or else face a reset. Sottiaux has not yet clarified how the reset would be executed or which users and quotas it would impact. Prior to this announcement, Sottiaux noted that the team had locked in its direction, prioritizing product simplification, efficiency gains to support higher usage volume, breakthrough features, and new model development, while acknowledging user feedback demanding more streamlined products.